Georgian Berlin Iron Dionysus Cameo Ring base metal with a teardrop drop dangling

with a teardrop drop dangling in the middle

the bottom detaches from the bangle and can be spun (see our latest story

The suite comprises a riviere necklace and pair of earrings

To the reverse is a heart-shaped glass locket compartment

so typical of the Aesthetic movement of the same period

Georgian Berlin Iron Dionysus Cameo Ring base metal with a teardrop drop danglingDATE: Georgian, c. 1815 (mount circa 1860) A cool early 19th Century Berlin Iron cameo ring depicting Dionysus, the Grecian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted either as an old bearded man, or, as in this case, an effeminate long haired youth with long hair adorned with vines and grape bunches. The cameo is set in a slightly later silver signet ring mount that features gold pommels to the shoulders